Recognised as Colour
#B8AE1A
- #B8AE1A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#B8AE1A is a yellow with RGB values 184, 174, 26 and HSL 56°, 75%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#B8AE1A#B8AE1A
HEX#B8AE1A
RGBrgb(184, 174, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6824, 0.102
RGB percentages72.2%, 68.2%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(56.2, 75.2%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.2, 85.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 5.4%, 85.9%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,103,194
CSS custom property--colour: #B8AE1A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#4751E5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1A24B8
Analogous#B85F1A, #73B81A
Triadic#1AB8AE, #AE1AB8
Split complementary#1A73B8, #5F1AB8
Tetradic#1AB85F, #1A24B8, #B81A73
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G174
B26
Red184 (72.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue56.2°
Saturation (HSL)75.24%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G AE · B 1A
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